middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
penalty kick; psychokinesis; parkour
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
man overly interested in women's breasts
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
story; tale; talk; discussion
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
mask; disguise; guise; mask
with a friendly grin; smilingly
first meeting; first interview with
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
prejudice; bias; distorted view
faultfinding; carping; quibbling; cavilling; caviling
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party